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Apr 10, 2025

🌱 Climate Diet Inspires Young Minds

Climate Diet took the stage at Montgomery County’s 4th Annual Youth Climate Summit at Julius West Middle School in Rockville, MD. DeMarines taught 3 Power of Food sessions to nearly 100 students at the Saturday event. It’s goal–to educate youth about the importance of protecting our environment and the role they can play in building […]

Apr 04, 2025

Climate Leader Inspires Local Children at Annual Youth Climate Summit (With Data)

April 7, 2025 – Rockville, MD – On Saturday, April 5th, Julius West Middle School hosted the Annual Youth Climate Summit, where renowned climate leader and Climate Diet Executive Director Jane DeMarines delivered an impactful presentation to over 200 students to educate and empower young minds about the pressing climate crisis facing our planet. DeMarines […]

Mar 18, 2025

Recipes Optimizing Women’s Health During Women’s History Month

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Climate Diet | Contact: demarines@climatediet.org | 202-997-8785 Recipes Optimizing Women’s Health During Women’s History Month Washington, DC — March 4, 2025 — Climate Diet, a nonprofit dedicated to educating society on how food choices impact health and the environment, is highlighting the power of plant-based eating on women’s health. Women’s health research continues to highlight the dangers […]

Feb 01, 2025

CLIMATE DIET PRAISES Advisory Group Report on USDA’S Upcoming GUIDANCE on FOOD CHOICES

Washington, DC — January 2025 — Climate Diet, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting environmentally sustainable eating habits, is urging policymakers, industry leaders, and consumers to support the Report of the Advisory Group provided input to new USDA guidelines  new guidelines released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).The Report  emphasizesing the need for sustainable […]

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Oct 10, 2024

Washington, DC – September 10, 2024 – Human Meat Consumption – Cattle — Biggest Contributor to Record Methane Emissions in Climate, Reported By Scientists Today

Today’s alarming report from the Global Carbon Project, an international team of scientists, found methane levels now are projected at the “worst case scenario.” Nevertheless, the chart accompanying their report shows cattle and manure at the very top level of these methane emissions, not fossil fuels, in terms of the largest source of the methane. […]

Aug 31, 2024

Meatpacking Worker Injuries on the Rise – Immigration Status Hinders Reporting

As Labor Day approaches, consider the harm your food may be costing some workers Washington, DC – August 27, 2024 – The meat on your plate might be costing workers an arm and a leg – literally. In 2022 alone, 26,600 injuries were reported in meat and poultry plants — an injury rate nearly double […]

May 31, 2024

Planet Maryland’s World Environment Festival Returns to Elm Street Urban Park, Bethesda MD

Bethesda, MD. 5.14.24 – Planet Maryland announces the return of its annual World Environment Week Festival at Elm Street Urban Park in Bethesda, MD, on June 2, 2024. Building on the success of previous events, this year’s festival promises an engaging lineup of speakers, interactive workshops, and exciting activities for all ages. The 2023 festival […]

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Feb 22, 2024

Earth Reaches Alarming 1.5-Degree Celsius Temperature Increase for 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  For media inquiries, please contact: demarines@sustainableeartheating.org  Earth Reaches Alarming 1.5-Degree Celsius Temperature Increase for 2023, Scientists Raise Urgent Concerns Meat production implicated Washington, DC 2.22.2024 – In a concerning milestone, the global average temperature on Earth has now surged to a 1.5-degree Celsius increase for the current year, prompting widespread apprehension among […]

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Jan 11, 2024

A Green Diet for a Green Earth: The Benefits of Plant-Based Eating

1-11.2024 Letter to the Editor: A Green Diet for a Green Earth: The Benefits of Plant-Based Eating By Jane DeMarines, Executive Director, Sustainable Earth Eating Our modern lifestyle is becoming unsustainable. Greenhouse gases are warming the planet more and more each year. Chronic diseases like heart disease and diabetes are becoming the norm. And the […]

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Dec 29, 2023

What do Climate Leaders Wish for the New Year? 

Read on…and including one BIG WISH for the World—from MD’s 8th District Congressman  Contact: demarines@sustainableeartheating.org Washington, DC–12/29/2023 – As 2023 slides into the past, we’re all hoping for great things in the new year. Here is what climate leaders, including Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin, wish for the Planet and all of us in the New […]

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Nov 13, 2023

Pope + Climate Change SEE asks Pontiff to reinstate Meatless Fridays for meat reduction climate benefit

For Immediate Release: Contact: Sustainable Earth Eating: demarines@sustainableeartheating.org  202-997-8785  www.sustainableeartheating.org Sustainable Earth Eating Calls on Pope Francis to Reinstate Meatless Fridays in New “Environmental Encyclical” Washington (11.09.23) — As the global community grapples with the urgent need to address the environmental crisis, Sustainable Earth Eating, a leading climate, and food organization, has officially reached out […]

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Sep 13, 2023

Dr.Blockstein joins SEE Advisory Board

For Release 9/13/23    Contact: demarines@sustainableeartheating.org Climate Scientist Joins Sustainable Earth Eating Advisory Board Washington, DC – Sustainable Earth Eating’s (SEE) Chair Edgar Ndjatou announced that David E. Blockstein, PhD, Co-Director, Worldwide Climate and Justice Education Week, reaching more than 100,000 students in 70 countries, has joined SEE’s advisory board. Blockstein is an ecologist and […]

Newsletter

Apr 03, 2025

Tips for Earth Day for all of us to try

1. Swap a meat-based meal for a vegetable-based meal for 1 day per week 2. Learn which foods contribute the most to your carbon footprint..we are sharing the Food’s Carbon Foodprint graphic below. 3. Beef tops the list of foods contributing the most greenhouse gases by a factor of 1,000 percent, compared to most green […]

Mar 25, 2025

Letter to the Editor The Washington Post

Dear Editor, The article “Study: Grass-fed beef isn’t better for the planet” (March 18) does an excellent job of debunking the persistent myth that grass-fed beef is environmentally sustainable. However, it does not go far enough in addressing the full scale of beef’s impact on climate change. Of all the foods we consume, beef is […]

Mar 18, 2025

Congressional Republicans, Trump admin reversing tax on methane emissions

View this email in your browser Congressional Republicans, Trump admin reversing tax on methane emissions President Trump is set to sign a law reversing a Biden-era rule that fined oil companies for methane emissions. However, the EPA will still be required to enforce methane fees under the Inflation Reduction Act unless further legislation changes it. […]

Feb 07, 2025

Climate Diet launches Podcast with mega notables

Climate Diet lauds report on USDA guidelines promoting sustainable foods Washington, DC — January 2025 — Climate Diet, has urged support for the Advisory Group report, which calls for “increased plant-based food consumption and reduced reliance on resource-intensive animal agriculture” provided to update USDA food guidelines expected later this year. The report emphasizes adopting sustainable […]

Jan 09, 2025

Climate Anxiety Prevalence Drives Teen Education Program: Power of Food

Climate Diet Targets Young Adults for Climate Education Initiative to worried teens Recent Surveys of nearly 16,000 youth showed 80% aged 16-25 are worried about climate change impacts, and enough to influence major life decisions, such as where to live, job choices, and plans to have children. The study also found that most respondents do […]

Dec 05, 2024

Ucla Enviroment Professor Joins Climate Diet Advisory Board

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